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Meeting with UN special envoy "positive and constructive": Syrian Government

The Syrian Government said in Geneva on Monday that its meeting with the UN Special Envoy for Syria was "positive and constructive".
Speaking at the press conference following an hour-long meeting with the special envoy Staffan de Mistura, the head of the Syrian Government delegation Bashar al-Jaafari said the meeting was "positive and constructive" and stressed the importance of laying the groundwork before achieving a substantive success.
"We submitted ideas and views regarding basic elements for a political solution in the hope that these ideas will enrich his diplomatic efforts when he meets with other delegations," said al-Jaafari who is also the Syrian ambassador to UN.